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Moonshot Academy/Indian River County Summer Program <br />Memorandum of Understanding <br />This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is entered into by and between the following entities: The <br />Learning Alliance ("TLA") and Indian River County ("IRC"). <br />These entities are working together to provide summer programming for selected School District of <br />Indian River County ("SDIRC") students through a curriculum called STEAM Into Literacy ("SIL") as <br />part of the Moonshot Academy ("MSA") Summer Program. The purpose of this MOU is to establish the <br />framework through which the group will collaborate and to articulate the specific roles and <br />responsibilities of each entity in implementing the program. <br />I. Scope of Program <br />Each entity agrees to participate in the proposed program that is set forth in this MOU for Summer 2022 <br />and conduct activities and carry out responsibilities as may be identified herein. <br />II. Program Objectives <br />1) The programs' explicit goals areas follows: <br />a) To stop summer learning loss and close gaps in literacy skills for struggling readers <br />b) To provide students with real world problem solving and authentic opportunities to apply <br />their learning in their community <br />i) To cultivate scientific curiosity and increase science content knowledge <br />ii) To engender a sense of environmental stewardship such that students take action <br />to care for the local lagoon ecosystem <br />c) To develop students' social and emotional skills, including self regulation, positive <br />relationship skills, self awareness, empathy, and confidence. <br />2) The group will design and utilize common assessments to measure progress and results relative to <br />these objectives. Data will be provided to TLA for reporting purposes as soon as possible after <br />completion of the program. <br />III. Program Design <br />1) Each participating entity agrees to implement the program as designed. This includes: <br />a) An interdisciplinary, integrated literacy and arts curriculum that takes place in both <br />classrooms and with the environmental community partner,(2 days per week) over 4 <br />weeks in the summer at two sites. (schedule HERE) <br />b) Students are identified as struggling readers in the lower 50th percentile and invited by <br />SDIRC administration to participate in the program. <br />c) Teachers are hired to teach the program by TLA, in consultation with the MSA Leader, <br />through an application process. <br />